GRANDSON INERTIA XX RECORDS It’s been two years since the last release from Los Angeles-based singer, rocker, and rapper grandson (aka Jordan Benjamin). On his third album, INERTIA, he has plenty to say, delivering 10 politically charged tracks [...]
MINISTRY w/ MY LIFE WITH THE THRILL KILL KULT & DIE KRUPPS @ PALACE THEATRE, SAINT PAUL (MN) MAY 20, 2025 In the late 70s and early 80s, synth pop was becoming an prominent music genre. In 1983, With Sympathy was released followed by Twitch [...]
THIS IS THE BEST TOUR WE’VE EVER DONE A CONVERSATION WITH JACOB CHARLTON OF THORNHILL I was able to sit down with Jacob Charlton of the Australian metalcore band Thornhill to talk about the Bodies North American Tour in support of their [...]
THORNHILL w/ SPECIAL GUESTS AVOID, OCEAN GROVE & BANKS ARCADE @ AMSTERDAM BAR AND HALL, SAINT PAUL (MN) MAY 6, 2025 In support of their latest album, Bodies, Australian metalcore quartet Thornhill have embarked on their first headlining [...]
FAME ON FIRE w/ HALOCENE & ARCHETYPES COLLIDE @ AMSTERDAM BAR AND HALL, SAINT PAUL (MN) MAY 5, 2025 Florida-based hard rock band Fame On Fire has trekked across the US since April, in support of their third album, The Death Card, and are [...]
DOPE FELONS AND REVOLUTIONARIES (25th ANNIVERSARY EDITION) EPIC RECORDS The aggressive, rough-around-the-edges electro metal band known as Dope celebrated the 25th anniversary of their breakthrough debut album, Felons and Revolutionaries, by [...]
SYNTHETICA TOUR FT. PERFECTLY STILL, WEEKEND PICNIC, ROGUE ROYAL & THE TOLERABLES @ AMSTERDAM BAR AND HALL, SAINT PAUL (MN) AUGUST 13, 2024 Perfectly Still, based out of Fargo, North Dakota, began their Synthetica Tour in Saint Paul [...]
CREEPSHOW VOLUME 1 w/ ABSYNTHE OF FAITH, VVOLF MASK, DEPOTEK & ZWAREMACHINE @ AMSTERDAM BAR AND HALL, SAINT PAUL (MN) JULY 18, 2024 Creepshow Volume 1, an evening filled with industrial-infused rock, took over Amsterdam Bar and Hall last [...]
KMFDM w/ CYANOTIC @ FIRST AVENUE, MINNEAPOLIS (MN) MARCH 17, 2024 In support of their most recent album Let Go, KMFDM have been crossing the country and made a stop at the famous First Avenue venue for over an hour-long set. It was Saint [...]
NITA STRAUSS w/ STARBENDERS & DIAMANTE @ STUDIO B AT SKYWAY THEATRE, MINNEAPOLIS (MN) MARCH 16, 2024 It may have been chilly outside in Minneapolis, but it was a hot Saturday night at the Skyway Theatre with three talented female-fronted [...]
MINISTRY w/ GARY NUMAN AND FRONT LINE ASSEMBLY @ THE FILLMORE, MINNEAPOLIS (MN) MARCH 9, 2024 In support of their recent album release HOPIUMFORTHEMASSES, Ministry has hit the road and have brought their legendary friends Gary Numan and Front [...]
ROYAL TUSK ALTRUISTIC MNRK MUSIC GROUP Alberta’s rock trio Royal Tusk brings us their third full-length, self-produced album entitled Altruistic. Guitarist Quinn Cyrankiewicz, bassist Sandy MacKinnon, and vocalist Daniel Carriere spent nearly a [...]
MINISTRY HOPIUMFORTHEMASSES NUCLEAR BLAST RECORDS It’s album number 16 for the industrial legends known as Ministry. Even though frontman Al Jourgensen has been doing this for approximately 40 years, the band is as politically charged as ever. [...]
KMFDM LET GO METROPOLIS RECORDS KMFDM is at it again, with their 23rd studio album, Let Go, perhaps appropriately named as they have let go of their signature sound for more diversity throughout. I wasn’t sure how to feel about that through my [...]
ATREYU THE BEAUTIFUL DARK OF LIFE SPINEFARM The Beautiful Dark Of Life is a culmination of three EPs that Atreyu has put out recently, The Hope of a Spark EP, The Moment You Find Your Flame EP, and A Torch In The Dark EP. Those titles alone [...]
Puscifer Existential Reckoning: Rewired Puscifer Entertainment/BMG The experimental rock group Puscifer recruited some of their most creative friends to create Existential Reckoning: Rewired, a companion remix collection of their studio album [...]
KMFDM w/ CHANT @ THE CABOOZE, MINNEAPOLIS (MN) OCTOBER 6, 2022 A band considered to have brought industrial music to the mainstream, KMFDM, is out on a 22-date tour to promote their 22nd studio album, Hyena. The Cabooze had a long line of fans [...]
SEVENDUST w/ TETRARCH & DEAD POET SOCIETY @ SKYWAY THEATRE, MINNEAPOLIS (MN) MARCH 22, 2022 Sevendust’s third Studio album Animosity was released November 2001 and within four months it was certified gold. The veteran rockers are now [...]
Stabbing Westward Chasing Ghosts COP International It’s been 21 years since Stabbing Westward’s last full length album, and fans have been craving new music from them for years. Fans rejoice, for the wait is finally over! Chasing Ghosts has ten [...]
THE BIRTHDAY MASSACRE w/ JULIEN-K & PLAGUE OF STARS @ FINE LINE, MINNEAPOLIS (MN) MARCH 1, 2022 It has been a number of years since The Birthday Massacre and Julien-K played here and based on the crowd size it was obvious this was a [...]
ATREYU w/ CROWN THE EMPIRE, TETRARCH, SAUL & DEFYING DECAY @ SKYWAY THEATRE, MINNEAPOLIS (MN) DECEMBER 4, 2021 A former movie theatre turned downtown music venue, The Skyway Theatre, was a beehive of activity as five bands brought the noise [...]
DEAD RABBITTS w/ YOUNG MEDICINE & DARK STATION @ SKYWAY THEATRE, MINNEAPOLIS (MN) NOVEMBER 1, 2021 Dark Station opened and impressed the curious onlookers tonight at Skyway Theatre in Minneapolis, with their dark melodic songs filled with [...]
COLD w/ DIVIDE THE FALL & NEW DILEMMA @ TURF CLUB, ST. PAUL (MN) OCTOBER 9, 2021 The historic, horseracing-themed landmark known as the Turf Club was host to three bands tonight, bringing in about 150 people from near and far. Local band [...]
FRONT 242 w/ ENDIF @ FINE LINE, MINNEAPOLIS (MN) SEPTEMBER 24, 2021 The warehouse district in Minneapolis was buzzing with activity tonight as a couple of hundred people funneled into the intimate Fine Line venue, for what was an unexpected but [...]
